Federal Reserve Assesses Vulnerability, Viability of New York City’s Basement Housing May 28, 2024 Approximately 10% of low-income and immigrant New Yorkers live in areas with basement apartments that are at high risk of...
Detroit Program to Target Basement Flooding During Intense Storms February 15, 2022 Detroit is starting a program to reduce chronic basement flooding during intense storms. The program initially will target two neighborhoods...
New Jersey City to Reimburse Homeowner for Sewer Backup Damage August 8, 2014 The City Council of Clifton, New Jersey, has voted to reimburse a homeowner after the city’s sewage test flooded a...
City’s Sewage Test Floods Basement in Clifton, New Jersey August 1, 2014 A northern New Jersey couple had a joint birthday celebration ruined after their city’s sewage test flooded their basement and...